Current means of portraying information about climate change — such as via statistics or news stories — are socially distanced and therefore unable to emphasize the human perspectives behind this worldwide issue. Contrarily, storytelling has the power to develop intrapersonal connections that can lead to more cognizant thinking and solutions regarding climate change. The goal of this project was to use a social media platform to share the stories and experiences of Czech citizens regarding climate change and enable broader dissemination and sharing of future stories through the WPI Storying Climate Change initiative. Through interviews with Czech citizens, the team collected stories and documented them on an Instagram account to increase the visibility of these stories to a vast audience.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Herberich, Chase
• Lee, Timothy
• McFarland, Terrence
• Krieger, Isaac

Subject

• Culture
• Environment
• Learning
• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Innovation
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 83306
• E-project-121522-075743

Keyword

• Social Media
• Climate Change
• Storytelling

Advisor

• Butler, Melissa
• Hollan, Kimberly

Year

• 2022

Center

• Prague, Czech Republic Project Center - IQP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2022-12-15

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121522-075743

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-12